Recent progress on germanium-based anodes for lithium ion batteries: Efficient lithiation strategies and mechanisms

X Liu, XY Wu, B Chang, KX Wang - Energy Storage Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Germanium-based materials with extremely high theoretical energy capacities have gained
a lot of attention recently as potential anodes for lithium ion batteries. These materials can …

Ge nanoparticles uniformly immobilized on 3D interconnected porous graphene frameworks as anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

Y Chen, Y Zou, X Shen, J Qiu, J Lian, J Pu, S Li… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Germanium (Ge), an alloy-type anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs),
possesses many advantages such as high theoretical capacity and decent electrical …

Design, Perspective, and Challenge of Niobium‐Based Anode Materials for High‐Energy Alkali Metal‐Ion Batteries

X Zhang, J Sun, Z Cheng, M Wu, Z Guo… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advancement of clean energy has aroused an increased demand for advanced
energy storage systems. Alkali metal‐ion batteries (AMIBs) including lithium/sodium …

A Ge/Carbon Atomic‐Scale Hybrid Anode Material: A Micro–Nano Gradient Porous Structure with High Cycling Stability

Z Yang, T Chen, D Chen, X Shi, S Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continuous growth of the solid–electrolyte interface (SEI) and material crushing are the
fundamental issues that hinder the application of Ge anodes in lithium‐ion batteries. Solving …

SiO@ Nb2O5@ NC composite anodes with enhanced rate and cycle performance for Li-ion batteries

Y Lu, Z Zou, Y Bai, C Jiang - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Although SiO/G (G denotes graphite) products are commercially available in
nowadays, their scalable applications in Li-ion batteries are still limited by their poor stability …

Nb2O5 quantum dots confined in multi-chamber yeast carbon for sodium ion hybrid capacitors

Y Lian, N Yang, D Wang, H Yan, Z Wang, J Zhao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a burgeoning energy storage equipment, more attention has been paid to sodium ion
hybrid supercapacitor (Na-HSC) with large energy/power density and long cycle life. Anode …

Sn modified nanoporous Ge for improved lithium storage performance

Y Yan, Y Liu, Y Zhang, C Qin, H Yu, Z Bakenov… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although high-capacity germanium (Ge) has been regarded as the promising anode
material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs), its actual performance is far from expectation …

High-rate capability of carbon-coated micron-sized hexagonal TT-Nb2O5 composites for lithium-ion battery

X Chen, K Liu, Q Qin, Z Yu, M Li, X Qu, Y Zhou… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
With excellent specific capacity, superior cycle stability, safety and strong practical, Nb 2 O 5
has been considered as one of the prospective anode materials for lithium-ion batteries …

Nb-based compounds for rapid lithium-ion storage and diffusion

Z Lv, W Meng, Y Yang, Y Zhang, M Ye, CC Li - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
Exploring electrode materials with rapid, safe, and stable Li-(de) intercalation is of vital
importance for developing next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and hybrid lithium ion …

A three-dimensional Ge@ C anode with a hollow and micro/nano structure for high-capacity lithium-ion battery

G Xu, C Zhu, J Mao, J Zhao, X Li, F Cheng - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
Aiming at the key issues of low intrinsic conductivity and large volume expansion during the
cycling existed in high-capacity Ge anode material system, a micro/nano structured Ge@ C …